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China, Tariffs, and Trade Policy. What’s Going On?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Per CSMS# 18-00372 , as of June 1, 2018, all countries will be subject to the 232 tariffs except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea for steel; for aluminum, all countries will be subject except Argentina and Australia. We provide full-day seminars to help you stay abreast of the latest information.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

These include road and rail networks, utilities like electricity and water, as well as technology infrastructure for information exchange and payments. Difficulty gathering information. GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Transfer taxes.

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

While the LPI does give valuable information on national logistics systems in the Americas, says Guilherme Mendonça, a student in the MIT-SCALE Graduate Certificate in Logistics (GCLOG) Program, it does not focus specifically on transportation data obtained from primary sources.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Having the right information is the first step to wading through the muck and mire of this complicated ecommerce marketplace: South America customs vary by country. In addition to customs taxes, tariffs, and fees, it can take 30+ days for some goods to be cleared through customs, especially in Brazil and Argentina.

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How Much Can We Learn from the Last Super El Niño?

Elementum

Similarly, mining operations in Southeast Asia and Argentina were halted during the droughts, as mines run on hydroelectric power. It’s real-time information—and the ability to act on it—that will get you out of the storm. Approximately US $650 to 700M worth of agricultural loss was reported.

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Supplier Financial Health: Don’t Wait for the Worst, Reach out and Talk!

Supply Chain View from the Field

example is the default of Argentina and the associated immediate spread widening on debt of other South American countries (most notably Brazil), as well in the business context of buyer and supplier firms. This updating leads to “contagious” jumps in credit spreads of business partners, and can rapidly spread.An

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Unlocking Success: Testimonials from QAD Partners

QAD

QAD is the largest partner for Strategic Information Group. It’s key to our success.” – Mike Cook, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Strategic Information Group (SIG) Mike Cook from SIG is one of countless collaborators singing the praises of our QAD Partner Program.